Box-fastener.



T. J. DAY.

BOX FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED NHL 6, 1915.

1,136,896, Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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BOX-FASTENER.

Application filed. February 6, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TrrUs J. DAY, a c1t1- zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Damascus, in the county of Montgomery, in the Stateof Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Box-Fasteners, whereof the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to fasteners for the lids or bottoms of boxeswhere the two members to be united stand at right angles to each otheror nearly so.

The object of the invention is to provide a small, cheap, light andeffective fastener especially adapted for boxes used for parcel postpackages and one which will operate to draw and hold the memberstogether and avoid spreading at the joint on account of warping orshrinkage.

Figure l of the accompanying drawings represents a transverse section ofa collapsible box in which the hinged lid and the hinged bottom aresecured to the side walls by fasteners embodying this invention. Fig. 2represents a perspective view of a fragment of a side wall and lidunited by this fastener. Fig. 3 represents a plan view on a small scaleof the parts shown in Fig. 2.

The same reference numbers indicate the same parts in all the figures.

-The drawings illustrate this fastener as applied to a collapsible box10 especially designedfor parcel post use. This box comprises a backwall 11, a front wall 12, a bottom l3-hinged to the front wall 12 byexterior hinges 16 and a top or lid 14 hinged to the back wall 11 byexterior hinges 17 diag onally opposite the hinges 16. An interior hinge19 connects one end of the end wall 18 I of the box with one end of theback wall 11 thereof, the other end of said end wall being connectedwith the front wall 12 by an exterior hinge not shown. The other endwall not shown is connected at one end with the back 11 by an exteriorhinge not shown and with the front wall 12 by an interior hinge notshown. As no claim is made to the specific construction of the box it isnot deemed necessary to illustrate the parts not shown.

The fastener in the illustrated embodiment thereof comprises threestationary members, one pivoted member and one detachable member. Thestationary members are an attaching plate 20, a lid member in the formof a staple 25 and a wall member in the Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedApr.2,1915.

Serial No. 6,572.

form of a staple 30. The pivoted member 40 includes a combined drawinghook and fastening arm, and the locking member 50 is in the form of apin or key of any suitable shape adapted to the purpose.

The attaching plate 20 has a vertical bearing 21 preferably swaged fromthe plate in the form of a rib. It is secured to the front wall 13adjacent to the upper edge thereof by means of nails 22 or othersuitable fastening means. The staple 25 is secured to the outer face ofthe lid 14 transversely thereof adjacent to the upper edge of the wall12 opposite the attaching plate 20. The staple 30 is secured to thefront wall 12 lon gitudinally thereof at some distance to the right ofsaid attaching plate and preferably on a horizontal plane slightly belowthe plane of the lower edge of said plate.

The swiveled member 40, composed of wire in one piece, comprises avertical shank 41 journaled in the bearing 21 of the attaching plate 20,a drawing hook above said shank and a locking arm below it. The drawinghook comprises a horizontal arm 42 which forms a primary right angularextension integral with the upper end of the shank 41 and a horizontalarm 43 forming a secondary right angular extension integral with theouter end of said primary extension 42. The arm 42 extends inward overthe edge of the side wall 13 and beyond the joint between said side walland the lid 14 to a point in line with the staple 25. The arm 43 isadapted to engage the staple 25 and is provided with a hump 44 whichacts as a cam to draw the side wall 12 tightly into contact with theedge of the lid 14. The outer shank 26 of the staple is in the notch 45between said hump and the arm 42 when the hook is closed. The depth ofsaid notch is such as to hold a tight joint, the arm 43 springingslightly to permit the pas sage of the hump through the eye of thestaple.

The locking arm or handle comprises an angular extension 46 integralwith the shank 41 at the lower end thereof. This extension projects fromsaid shank in a direction opposite to that of the secondary extension 43of the drawing hook, whereby said handle is adapted to lie flat againstthe wall of the box on one side of the bearing plate when the hook is inlocking engagement and to swing over against said wall on the oppositeside of said bearing plate when said hook is released and the boxcollapsed. The handle or locking arm 46 is preferably provided at itsouter end with a loop 47 adapted to engage the staple 30 when thefastener is in locking position.

The locking pin 50 is adapted to engage the staple 30 over the loop 47.This pin is made of any suitable construction. As shown it has avertical shank provided with an inward bend 51 which forms engagementwith the staple.

In the use of this box fastener in connection with collapsible boxessuch as that herein described, preferably two such fasteners are appliedto the side wall 12 and lid 14 exteriorly thereof and two of saidfasteners are applied in part to the inner face of the back wall 11 andin part to the outer face of the bottom 13. Assuming that the box lid ortop are open, the arm 46 of the swiveled member is swung outward atright angles to the box as indicated in dotted. lines in Fig. l oragainst the side wall thereof at the left of theattaching plate 20 andin either case the rectangular hook 4213 is outside the path of theswinging lid 14:. The lid is then closed with its edge inside the wall12 and its outer face flush with the upper edge of said wall. The arm 43of the angular hook passes through the lid staple 25 and the loop 4L7ofthe arm 46 engages the wall staple 30. In this swinging of the member 40the hump or cam 44 of the hook draws the side wall tightly against theedge of the lid, and the notch engages the shank 26 of the staple.

' The other leg of the-staple may be omitted if desired or any suitablestud like projection may be used as an equivalent thereof. The lockingpin or key is then inserted in the wall staple 30 over the loop 47 and,assuming that the fasteners for the bottom 13 have been closed in asimilar manner, the package is ready for transmission through the mailor otherwise.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fastener of the character described comprising an attaching platehaving a bearing, a swiveled member consisting of a shank journaled insaid bearing, a hook which consists of a primary right angular extensionintegral with one end of said shank and a secondary extension integralwith said primary extension and an actuating handle which consists of anangular extension integral with the other end of said shank, said handleand said secondary extension projecting in opposite directions, and alid member engaged by said hook.

2. A fastener of the character described comprising an attaching platehaving a bearing, a swiveled member consisting of a shank journaled insaid bearing, a drawing hook which consists of a primary right angularextension integral with one end of said shank and a secondary extensionintegral with said primaryextension and provided with a lateralprojection, and an actuating handle which consists of an angularextension integral with the other end of said shank, said handle andsaid secondary extension projecting in opposite directions and a lidmember engaged by said hook and said handle.

3. A fastener of the character described comprising an attaching platehaving a bearing, a swiveled member consisting of a shank journaled insaid bearing, a hook which consists of a primary right angular extensionintegral with one end of said shank and a secondary extension integralwith said primary extension and an actuating handle which consists of anangular extension integral with the other end of said shank, said handleand said secondary extension projecting in opposite directions,

said handle having a loop at its outer end, and lid and wall membersengaged respectively by said hook and said handle.

4. A fastening'member for a fastener of the character describedcomprising a swiveling shank, a hook which consists of a primary rightangular extension integral with one end of said shank, a secondaryextension integral with said primary extension and an actuating handlewhich consists-of an angular extension integral with the other end ofsaid shank, said handle and said secondary extension projecting inopposite 'directions.

TITUS J. DAY. Witnesses:

L. E. HARDING, ,THoMAs L. DAWSON.

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